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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthetics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 40 sessions per week
Job ref
356-26-7765897
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Castle Hill Hospital
Town
Cottingham
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 PA PR
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/08/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Consultant Cardio-thoracic Anaesthetist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

A total of 81 Consultant Anaesthetists including 6 Locum Consultants currently work for the Trust. The department also currently employs 1 Associate Specialist, 2 Specialist Grade Anaesthetists, 1 Specialty Doctor and about 30 trainees based in Anaesthesia ranging from CT1-ST7. 8 Senior Clinical Fellows are employed in the anaesthetic department. There are also trainees from acute medicine, respiratory medicine and emergency medicine who rotate through training in Intensive care and we train both FY1 and FY2 Doctors from our Local Foundation School.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant Cardio-thoracic Anaesthetist will also provide 1 in 9 weekly cover for Cardio-thoracic ICU (CICU). The CICU for the week will be expected to attend the weekly rehabilitation MDT, microbiology meeting, provide preoperative advice and preoptimization for acute in-patient in addition to responsibilities to patients on CICU and attending to emergencies in the cardio-thoracic unit. The on-call will cover Cardio-thoracic Intensive Care, Cath Lab and Cardio-thoracic theatres along with other Consultant colleagues

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this advertised role, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Practitioner who possesses FRCA (or equivalent). Either on the specialist register or if currently in a specialist registrar post, he/she is eligible to be registered within 6 months.
  • Must have completed Advanced specialist training in cardio-thoracic anaesthesia and intensive care.
Desirable criteria
  • MD, PhD or M Med Sci
  • Further qualification in medical education like PGCME.

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate a high level of training and clinical experience and competence in all anaesthetic techniques.
  • Demonstrate competence with delivering anaesthesia for a wide range of cardiac surgery including complex, major aortic, mitral, minimal access surgery.
  • Demonstrate competence to provide anaesthetic support for complex cardiology procedures including (but not exclusive) TAVI, electrophysiology studies and complex pacing devices.
  • Demonstrate competence and experience in Anaesthesia for wide variety of complex Thoracic surgery including robotic surgery.
  • Must be able to demonstrate competence and clinical experience intensive care medicine.
  • Training and experience in intra operative echocardiography.
  • Must have worked in the UK for at least 12 months as an anaesthetist.
  • Certification in cardiac advanced life support course (CALS).
Desirable criteria
  • Additional clinical experience or advance training and certification in echocardiography.

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of current issues in the NHS, and of the responsibilities of a NHS consultant.
Desirable criteria
  • Fellowship or University qualification in Management.

Teaching Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in training and teaching postgraduate and doctors and medical students in small and large groups.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
  • Trained in assessment of resident doctors.
  • CALS instructor.

Research Experience

Essential criteria
  • Participation in research projects.
  • Ability to present the findings of their research at a relevant scientific meeting.
Desirable criteria
  • A commitment to continuing research
  • Ability to carry out medical research from design to completion.
  • Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff
  • Research qualification.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Well organised and skilled in good time management.
  • Effective interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team flexibly.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ganesh Gopalakrishnan
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482 875875
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